Thursday 23 April 2009

Sky Watch Friday 31





The first four of tonight's pictures were taken in Felixstowe, Suffolk on Sunday.

Martello Tower
There were more than a 100 Martello Towers built along England's
South and Eastern coast line in the early 19 century, as defence against the
Napoleonic War,only 40 remain.
This one is used for safety observations on sea and beach.
In December 2002 one such tower in Felixstowe, went on the market for £500,000.
Having been sold it has been converted over a three year period, into a luxury home.

The next three pictures are of Felixtowe Docks.
Huge container ships come in from all over the world, either to be loaded or unloaded.
It is a work of art in unloading them.
High stacks of the containers are standing about the dock yards awaiting dispatch.


The last two pictures are of Culverthorpe lakes a popular walking place near where I live.

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Thanks go to them for their unstinting work.
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17 comments:

SandyCarlson said...

Thanks for the tour. I would love to visit those places sometime.

Carver said...

Interesting post and lovely shots.

Sylvia K said...

What a great tour! And great shots! Thanks! Have a great weekend!

Martha Z said...

Very interesting and I like the contrast between the port and the more idyllic setting

Photo Cache said...

Very nice post. I love all the green in the middle bottom shot. Very calming.

Erin said...

so enjoyed your post and the commentary regarding each of the phots...fascinating about the watch towers...thanks for sharing.

Dewdrop said...

I always love your collages. Great stuff. They're turning it into a house?!

Anonymous said...

Nice collage. I learn so much from these posts.

Jane Hards Photography said...

Always so well put together. I particularly like the area near to you.

david mcmahon said...

Been to many places in your beautiful country, but not to Felixstowe.

PJ said...

Very interesting about the Marletto Towers. Another great collage, very nice work this week again. Happy SWF!

vincibene said...

Beautiful collage!

Michele said...

That was interesting about the Martello Tower. It would be interesting to see the luxury home that one of them was converted to.
Again, another beautiful collage of photos, you never EVER let us down...

Hugs♥

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

BD: What a wonderful collage of neat views. You did a great job of capturing the sky.

bobbie said...

Beautiful clear skies. Happy weekend!

Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said...

Interesting SW. The industrial and recreational countryside. It is always great to see and know about other countries. Love your information.

EG CameraGirl said...

Amazing what people will convert into luxury homes! Lovely collage.

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